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- Supreme Court rules that Trump administration can end 2020 census early in latest twist of once-a-decade head count
- Daily horoscope for October 14, 2020
- It’s the final day of Amazon Prime Day 2020 — here are the best deals available
- Challenging 2020 also brings major jump in Chicago carjackings
- CPS students petition to shorten the class day — and end homework — during remote learning, citing headaches, stress and too much screen time
- Ask Amy: Midlife crisis tears family apart
- Mike Anthony: Pro sports in 2020 may look and sound ridiculous, but they’ve produced champions and memories that need no asterisks
- Column: Trump’s dance, McConnell’s COVID cackle show reckless disregard for surging coronavirus pandemic
- Column: Why hasn’t Joe Biden said no to Democratic threats to pack the Supreme Court?
- Editorial: Collar county endorsements: Lake, McHenry and Will
- Isabel Wilkerson, Nate Marshall win Chicago Public Library awards
- You know you want to look: University of Chicago grad student has made a specialty of morbid curiosity
- Daywatch: Chicago adds Indiana to quarantine list, city sees major jump in carjackings and the Tribune’s cookie contest begins
- Netflix series ‘Social Distance’ hopes to capture the ‘human stories’ from ‘this crazy period of time,’ creator says
- Chicago Bears Q&A: Who will replace James Daniels at left guard? How does Lamar Miller fit in the mix at running back? Is Khalil Mack healed up from his knee issue?
- NFL power rankings for Week 6: Packers vault into the top spot during a bye week, Titans climb to No. 4 and Bears are up to No. 14
- How ‘Social Distance’ filmed an entire show in quarantine: ‘Like making a student film’
- 4 things we heard from Chicago Bears assistant coaches, including whether Cole Kmet’s development is on pace and Kyle Fuller’s ‘momentum-changing’ physical play
- Alaska mayor resigns after admitting relationship with local TV anchor who is facing charges
- How much did Willson Contreras improve defensively? 4 questions about Chicago Cubs catchers.
- Challenges in 6 counties to Pritzker’s COVID-19 restrictions back in court Wednesday
- Court stops 10-day extension of Indiana absentee ballots
- Best places nationwide to retire: Florida cities again dominate U.S. News’ list for 2020-21
- Lead in drinking water, accessibility issues: Referendum asks voters to address Norridge school’s aging infrastructure
- 4 that got away: The losses that proved costly for Rick Renteria and the Chicago White Sox during their late-season slide
- The best modem of 2020
- The best TV of 2020
- The best Samsung TV of 2020
- The best freshwater reel
- The best black seed oil of 2020
- The best cloth mask for kids
- The best homeschooling kit supply
- The best RC car of 2020
- From hero to bum in a flash
- Man killed, 13-year-old girl critically wounded in Humboldt Park shooting, police say
- Colorful wall mural celebrates Lovell Federal Health Care Center’s 10th anniversary
- Looking for a used car? Prices have spiked, but ‘things are coming back to normal’
- ‘American Utopia’ review: Spike Lee, David Byrne take us on a hypnotic journey
- Column: Did Mike Royko make the greatest ribs Chicago has ever known? No. But he did make the greatest Ribfest.
- US wholesale prices up 0.4% in September as food costs surge
- Aurora students return to school buildings closed by COVID-19 to take the SAT, a graduation requirement
- October on Mount Desert Island in Maine offers hiking, stunning views, sea snails and blueberry pie
- Column: Biden used Gettysburg speech to put current climate in historical context
- One European airline hopes you miss flying so much you’ll buy airplane food at the supermarket
- Lyric Opera’s Enrique Mazzola illuminates the art of opera online
- Artistas y activistas latinos exhortan a salir a votar en EEUU
- Elecciones EEUU: Trump a la defensiva en estados indecisos
- Health care, taxes among issues raised by 50th District candidates for state representative
- Lake County local scores for Thursday, Oct. 15
- Walmart’s Black Friday plan: Start early (Nov. 4) and spread out the deals
- Cleveland Browns’ ‘moneyball’ strategy scores wins after a few replacements
- In England, shifting virus rules close doors one day and open them the next
- Walmart extenderá tres semanas las ofertas del Viernes Negro
- Here’s what to do if your friend confides in you about cheating on a partner
- Alemania dará más ayudas para sobrevivientes del Holocausto
- In England, shifting virus rules close doors one day and open them the next
- Pablo Lyle se prepara para su juicio en marzo
- Suffering from COVID-19 science overload? This University of Washington team wades through the deluge so you don’t have to
- Speak Out reader opinion: Renteria deserved another year as White Sox manager
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Thursday, Oct. 15
- Artistas y activistas latinos exhortan a salir a votar en EEUU
- White woman who called police on Black bird watcher in New York park made second 911 call falsely accusing him of assault
- At Cal, a COVID survivor keeps watch over football’s return
- NFL realizará pruebas de COVID-19 el día del partido
- Hijo de familia pobre, se recibe de médico, muere por COVID
- Column: Lake County parents square off against those susceptible to COVID-19
- Review: Netflix’s Blackpink documentary offers a surprisingly intimate look behind the K-pop curtain
- How to manage your time post-retirement
- Ask Anna: Why am I so upset he moved on quickly?
- Pet World: A few things to try when your cat is spraying
- At Cal, a COVID survivor keeps watch over football’s return
- She was going into labor. But she had a bar exam to finish.
- For Indian women working as cooks and nannies, no #MeToo moment
- Oswego to hold kick-off event for entertainment venue project
- Post-Tribune girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
- Why parents in this high-performing school district chose all-remote learning
- District 105 sets early childhood screening for October 28
- Daily Southtown local schedules and scores for Thursday, Oct, 15
- En vez de debate, Trump y Biden van a la tele a la misma hora el jueves
- Wisconsin judge temporarily blocks governor’s order limiting capacity at bars and restaurants
- Coronavirus reinfections are real but very, very rare
- A six-student school in just one home
- West Suburban scores and schedules for Thursday, Oct. 15
- This $6 million ‘geometric wonder’ in suburban Bannockburn is the work of an award-winning Chicago architect
- EEUU: Sube precio de autos usados ante el poco suministro
- The ‘Wine Country’ of weed? New California law gives regional title for marijuana branding
- Bernie Sanders celebrates his home state’s marijuana reform milestone
- A $52,112 helicopter ride: Coronavirus patients battle surprise medical bills
- Scaled-down, 29-story apartment tower proposed for Barnes & Noble site on Near North Side
- Protesta en Wisconsin concluye con caótico arresto
- Correa dice que ‘no aceptará ningún indulto’ por el ‘caso Sobornos’
- Bélgica teme alcanzar su capacidad hospitalaria por COVID
- ‘They just got out of the car and started shooting’: New accounts raise questions about US task force killing of antifa activist suspected in fatal shooting
- Baranek: The votes are in. In 1981, Mother McAuley and Sandburg staged one of the greatest state volleyball championship matches in IHSA history.
- Holanda ordena cierre de bares por repunte de casos de COVID
- July is the new January: More companies delay return to the office
- Post Malone, Kelly Clarkson, BTS set for Billboard Awards
- Sculptor will be 1st Black woman to represent U.S. at Biennale
- Online fall Broadway play revivals attract starry casts
- Best Prime Day 2020 deals for people at home
- Nueva York continúa ‘nivelando’ sus cifras de contagio pero alerta que COVID-19 ‘no se irá pronto’
- La pandemia no da tregua a AL
- Children’s entertainment legend Jim Gill uses shutdown to expand on positive messaging
- Girls volleyball notes: Lake Central outside hitter Caroline Krueger finds ‘ultimate happiness’ on the court two years after serious injury
- McHenry County man gets 7 years for 7th DUI
- Boys cross country notes: Wrestling standout Luke Barham taking things ‘one moment at a time’ as the lead runner for Stagg
- A Tinley Park brewery serves up tacos, beer and dread at its monthly Doom Yoga program
- A dose of optimism, as the pandemic rages on
- Massachusetts town begs residents to stop calling about fish
- July is the new January: More companies delay return to the office
- After a 7-month wait, this tourist got Machu Picchu all to himself
- López Obrador acusa a Austria de ‘apropiarse’ del penacho de Monteczuma y pide su devolución
- Bourbon County beer release migrates online due to COVID-19 — and could signal a long-term shift
- Tutorías privadas agravan desigualdades entre estudiantes
- Chicago Bears are favorites to land running back Le’Veon Bell, per bookmaker
- Video suggests slain protester in Denver was upset about being filmed by news crew
- Ariana Grande releasing new album ‘this month’
- Cross country notes: Till they meet again? Batavia’s Katrina Schlenker prevails in Naperville Twilight showdown featuring three top runners.
- Gobierno de Felipe Calderón pagó 16 millones de euros por un curso de hora y media a empresa de García Luna
- St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters outside their home plead not guilty; lawyer says Trump ‘contacts them semi-frequently’
- Justina Machado’s taking it one day — and one step — at a time on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
- El Gobierno estadounidense denuncia a una antigua asesora de Melania Trump por la publicación de un libro
- Este detalle privaría del derecho al voto a decenas de miles en noviembre
- Best tech deals of Prime Day 2020
- ‘The Devil Has a Name’ review: Clumsy melodrama as environmental legal thriller
- Hutton: Making the best of a strange high school football season in Northwest Indiana
- Chicago White Sox reportedly will interview Tony La Russa for their managerial vacancy
- Game on for Ganzon: Unflappable Cody Ganzon battles weather in leading Kaneland to first sectional title in boys golf
- Recreational marijuana tax revenue passes $100 million in Illinois
- Fantasy football lineups for Week 6: Start Ronald Jones II and sit Teddy Bridgewater
- Las mujeres blancas de clase trabajadora clave para las aspiraciones de Trump y Biden
- Florida-LSU football game is postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the Gators
- Editorial: Closing arguments, Part Five: Why reject the Pritzker Tax? Take your word for it
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of today
- Commentary: Economic recovery is hollow without respect for workers
- Outdoor fitness court coming to La Grange Park’s Memorial Park
- Chicago man killed, California woman critically injured in I-57 crash in Oak Forest
- ‘Escape from Extinction’ film, Disney Plus ‘Meet the Chimps’ series showcase Brookfield and Lincoln Park Zoo conservation efforts
- COVID-19 test positivity rates rising statewide as officials ask residents to consider changes to holiday tradition
- A algunos latinos les atrae el machismo de Trump
- Lake Council approves 2021 budget, awaits state approval
- DEA exhibe el mayor alijo de metanfetaminas hallado por la agencia en toda su historia
- Indiana health commissioner tests positive for COVID-19 as state’s mask order remains in place but no new restrictions added despite virus spread
- Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95
- Commentary: What I tell friends who ask my advice on the ‘fair tax’ vote
- George Lopez, Rita Moreno join CBS’ star-studded special celebrating Latinx culture
- At least five officers, including a commander, face suspension after probe of former police boss Eddie Johnson’s conduct
- Carpetazo de la Premier al plan de reformular fútbol inglés
- Barton Goldsmith: Be gentle with yourself
- NBC faces backlash over scheduling its Trump town hall against ABC’s Biden event
- If grandma gave dating advice
- Naperville police seeking public’s help in finding teen girl missing since Sunday
- LeBron James and Lakers take lead in NBA activism for social justice
- La afición regresa al fútbol de México
- Lifetime experiences help older adults build resilience to pandemic trauma
- Elon Musk’s plan for express transit to O’Hare went nowhere, but Boring Co. says concept could happen in Vegas
- Column: All joking aside, Tony La Russa’s return to the Chicago White Sox appears to be a real possibility if Jerry Reinsdorf gets what he wants. And why wouldn’t he?
- Sugar Skull City celebration puts focus on downtown Aurora
- CR7 completará cuarentena en Italia
- Letters: There’s a hidden cost to police budget cuts
- Barron Trump también tiene coronavirus
- Stress from COVID-19 has led to a surge in teeth grinding, dentists say
- Donald Trump said he was ‘immune’ to the coronavirus. Here’s what the science says
- Commentary: Rich people like me should pay a higher tax rate
- Bolsonaro insiste en que la pandemia de coronavirus ha sido ‘sobredimensionada’
- Cubs’ Jason Heyward and Yu Darvish and White Sox’s Jose Abreu and Luis Robert are voted as finalists for the Players Choice Awards
- Column: Black, Latino students drive enrollment surge in Advanced Placement courses, District 218 says
- Aurora approves resolution of intent to start police review board
- ‘The coward shot her in the back’: Father of pregnant woman killed in Chicago mourns loss of daughter
- Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired estate, formerly owned by Grammy-winning musician, listed for $11.999 million | Photos
- Young people interested in the 2020 election aren’t just voting — they’re signing up to work the polls
- First lady Melania Trump says teenage son Barron Trump tested positive for COVID-19 but is now negative
- Speak Out reader opinions: Pence won veep debate; Harris a breath of fresh air; Trump needs ‘9 to 5’ treatment; fear tactics used as a weapon
- Little Italy and Greektown
- Editorial: About that Madigan committee (what Madigan committee?)
- Bears legend Dan Hampton lists Burr Ridge mansion for $1.3 million
- Driver who prosecutors say ‘set off hail of gunfire,’ turned Lake Shore Drive into ‘shooting gallery’ is denied bail
- Familia se muda a salón de fiestas por pandemia
- Indiana governor adds a month to statewide COVID-19 mask mandate; Lake, St. Joe counties top state in new cases Wednesday
- Iconic Deerfield ‘pie house’ hits Airbnb, with a pizza incentive for the first guests who book a stay
- Florida puts a positive spin on COVID-19 data, misleading the public on pandemic
- After state challenges lawsuit, winning pot applicants say license do-over process moving too fast
- Bears legend Dan Hampton lists Burr Ridge mansion for $1.3 million — and it goes under contract in days
- Waukegan superintendent’s performance goals amended to reflect coronavirus impact
- Jueza Barrett no dice si separación de familias migrantes está mal
- State Board of Elections to hear complaint against Lake County Board member Mike Rummel’s campaign finance structure
- A special high-dose flu shot for seniors is in limited supply in Illinois
- Deerfield’s iconic ‘pie house’ is now available to rent on Airbnb
- U.S. Rep. Schneider reaffirms support for eliminating SALT deduction cap in Deerpath Park
- Aurora, DuPage agree on $1 million grant for Hesed House
- After a decade of insisting it was a botched suicide, city asks injured man to help them prove Chicago cop shot him
- City Mouse, a darling of the West Loop boom, closed permanently, but Alinea already has plans for the space
- Flossmoor seeks voter OK for $10 million bond sale to fix streets
- National teacher union leader stumps for Gary tax referendum
- You be the judge — was an otter swimming in Naperville’s paddleboat quarry or just a beaver?
- Supreme Court confirmation hearings: Amy Coney Barrett skips past Democrats’ pressing questions about 2020 election and presidential power
- Chicago Bears offensive line coach Juan Castillo must quarantine from the team after having close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19
- Aurora police investigating two shootings
- Ballast Point closes Chicago brewpub due to expected winter downturn during coronavirus, eyes reopening in 2021
- Le’Veon Bell is available and the Chicago Bears can’t run the ball — so it’s a natural match, right? Not so fast.
- COVID will reduce Oak Park’s budget for streets, buildings, trees, other infrastructure
- Metra sues Union Pacific for refusing to send conductors to collect tickets on trains during the pandemic
- Orland Park voters consider limiting terms of mayor, trustees
- Trump campaign thanks Ice Cube for ‘willingness to step up and work’ with the president in developing plan for Black Americans
- Potempa: Salvation Army ringing bell-warning sign for volunteers
- Park Ridge-based Avenues to Independence, serving people with disabilities, names new president
- COVID-19 infections surge again in northern Italy as France sets curfew and restores state of emergency
- United Airlines says 2,700 jobs it cut during the pandemic likely won’t return
- More than 100 University of Chicago MBA students are in quarantine after COVID-19 cases tied to off-campus gathering, classes move online
- MLS postpones the Chicago Fire’s match because of a ‘suspected case of COVID-19’ on Minnesota United — hours after the Fire arrived in St. Paul
- Analysis: 6 key takeaways from day 3 of the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings
- Mother tells of events before son’s arrest in murders of two Lake County teens
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Oct. 14 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- The Spin: Sen. Durbin says ‘orange cloud’ hangs over SCOTUS nomination | Donald Trump Jr. holds Chicago fundraiser at Trump Tower | Dan Webb endorses state Supreme Court Justice Kilbride
- Illinois basketball opens practice with high expectations — but also plenty of wariness about COVID-19 challenges: ‘To think we’re not going to have cases would be foolish’
- How the Chicago Fire do same-day travel for road games with MLS’ COVID-19 protocols — and why they opt for O’Hare instead of Midway
- Chicago expands early voting to all 50 city wards: ‘I was fired up, I was ready to vote’
- Alabama coach Nick Saban tests positive for COVID-19 — 3 days before the 2nd-ranked Crimson Tide’s showdown against No. 3 Georgia
- No immediate decision on bond for ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris in child porn case, as mother of alleged victims describes ‘worst nightmare’
- Women’s March Chicago to host ‘Zoom to the Polls’ on Saturday — one of hundreds of events across the country to encourage voting
- Trump, forced into playing defense, looks to shore up support in Iowa: ‘I’m a little bit concerned’
- Sen. Dick Durbin tells President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett that an ‘orange cloud’ hangs over her nomination
- Chicago police announce changes to use of force policies, drawing early criticism and leaving behind many recommendations from task force
- Nick Foles and Matt Nagy are in a ‘crash course’ to get on the same page in the Chicago Bears offense
- As coronavirus spread early on, hedge fund consultant’s summary of private Trump administration briefings fueled sell-off
- Former jobs of every Supreme Court justice
- Los Angeles Dodgers score a record 11 runs in the 1st inning in their 15-3 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the NLCS
- ‘Rebecca’ review: A series of flat tires, on the road to Manderley
- John Cena marries Shay Shariatzadeh in private Florida ceremony